Helen Gould Objects to Benefit Plan at Fifth Avenue Theater
Miss Helen Gould, vice president of the Kindergarten and Potted Plant association, protests a benefit performance at the Fifth Avenue theater. She objected to a proposed variety act before living pictures, leading to renaming the segment tableaux vivant. The note reflects her disapproval of the event’s plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeteture
New York
Helen Gould
Kindergarten and Potted Plant Association
Fifth Avenues Theater
Miss Gould
Kindergarteo and Potted Plant Associalism
Snds
George Gould
Ance
Living Pictures
Misa Helen Gould
Topeka Society Dances and Visiting Guests Highlight Local Scene
Personal items from Topeka note a closing dance by the Married People's dancing club called the Bunglers with Bowery style attendees and guests. social events feature Mrs Frank Wear entertaining visitors, yard gatherings, and a Kansas Medical association visit as local society keeps busy with receptions, thimble parties, and theater outings through late May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
City Hall
Bowery
Yopeka
Bowery Theatre
A. A. Hurd
Ward McAllister
E. H. Crosby
George W. Veale
Fran
Messers
Mesdames
A A. Hurd
George Clark
Alfred Scott
W. T. Crosby
W. W. Webb
Schuyler Nichols
George Veale
Wil Morton
L. B Reed
Herbert Hackney
Doolittle
G. R Hudson
George Eagle
J.B. Myers
J. R. Hankln
Charlie Guild
George Seward
Cartlidge
B. J. Lewis
Prescott
White
Will Garvey
Edwin Lang
Geo. W. Crane
Clara Wiggin
Kate Adama
Glenna Cross
Frank Littlefield
Maxwell
Raub
Bessie Stewart
Minnie Lewis
Nannie Veale
Louise Willis
Ethel Hinckley
Gale Clark
Jessie Myers
Messie
Walter Burgess
Charlie Kleinhans
Bernard Crosby
Eddie Guild
Walter Myers
Wear
Frank Wear
Judge Usher
Lawrence
S.C Deming
Terre Haute
Ind
LO. T. B Club
Lulu Cope
Frank Cope
J. M. Black
Fordyce
the Grand
Myrtle Fordyce
Daisy Hayes
Emily Black
Mollie
Anna Crane
Gen W. Reed
W. P
Crosby
Sallie Crosby
Ummethan
Leavenworth
Madge Johnson
Geo. B. Palmer
Sndora
Te Wagoner
City
A D. Robbins
Wagener
St. Joe
D. Holmes
A. B Quinton
George W. Crane
California
Sonneman
Boston
A. H. Forman
Judge Horton
Sawyer
St Louis
Horton
Can Can statue defies Wallace critique in Costox
Sculptor William T. Brewster, creator of the top figure on the Indians monument, defends the work against Gen. Lew Wallace who called it a can can dancer and an insult to every woman. Brewster, an instructor at Cowles art school in Cambridge, says the figure is decently clothed with only a wind-lifted angle exposing fabric. He insists the statue represents a victory and notes locals nickname it the Indiana for their fondness.
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Brewster
Lew Wallace
Costox
Mass
William ‘T. Brewster
Gen
Cowles
Cambridge
Gen. Wal-lece
Mc Caffery Seeks Sullivan Rematch For Big Purse
Dominick Mc Caffery says his finances will be settled honorably and he plans to reenter the ring. He wants to meet John L Sullivan again for a large purse and recalls beating Sullivan at Chester Park near Cincinnati. He claims support from friends and notes both are aging but still have drawing power.
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K McCaffery
Sullivan
New York
Dominick McCaffery
Charley Johnson
John L Sullivan
Steve O'Donnell
John L
Chester Park
Cincinnati
Dynamite Found At School Near Mippletows New York
A Phillipsburg schoolhouse near Mippletows New York has twice burned in recent years. A schoolboy found seven dynamite cartridges and a box of caps in the coal box, believed planted to blow up the building. Twenty-five children attend the school, sparking fear among parents.
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Mippletows
N. Y
Phillipsburg
Mansfield ends Garrick season with Thirilby burlesque
New York May 17 Rich ard Mansfield announced in a general interview that the Garrick theater season will end in two weeks. The company will withdraw the High Art season and stage a burlesque of Trilby titled Thirilby, reflecting a shift from high art to lighter entertainment as the proper season approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
William John Murray
Aladdin, Jr
Broadway
Neld
Piay House
Garrick Theater
Richard Mansfield
Peru
High Art
Mansfield
Nicaragua Pays Indemnity to Britain in London
Loyxpox May 17. Nicaragua transfers 75590 to the British treasury to satisfy the demand for expulsion of Consul Hatch under the withdrawal agreement. Senor Chrissino Medina, London envoy for Nicaragua, delivers the funds. The indemnity was due by May 20. A second report notes a million-dollar fire in Bermondsey destroying warehouses and factories near the leather market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Loyxpox
Nicaragua
Great Britain
Hatch
London
Senor Chrissino Medina
Winister
Salvador
Loxpox
Bermondsey
Textile sale listing with various towels and damask items
A promotional list advertises 25 dozen 16x34 inch glass towels at 7 cents each or 80 cents per dozen, 30 dozen hem stitched Huck towels 19x38 inches at 25 cents each, and Turkey Red Table Damask at 25 cents per yard, with six day sale prices and quantities noted. It highlights discounts and bargain pricing for domestic textiles.
Revere. Revere. Mocha and Java Coffee Ad Pitch
An advertisement proclaims Mocha and Java coffee as the best in the world with a bold claim that no rival can match the quality. The piece notes the seller is the sole agent for this coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Revere
Phosphi Cereal Nervine Coffee exclusive agency claim
An advertisement touts Phosphi Cereal Nervine Coffee as brain and nerve booster. It promotes a “most wholesome” product and claims exclusive agency for Topska with a call to try it and use no other.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topska
Storms Across the Sea Hit Holland Coastline
A severe storm rages along the Holland coast for days with sluices closed. Large tracts of country submerged as peasants move cattle and effects. In England and across the Continent cool weather and snow are reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Colt
Holland
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Thompson
Ferris
P. D
J, BR
G. D. Waista
de Joinville
Ecru
Mills, Flower, Adams Co
Burrato
Lodges of
Elks
Buffalo
Loulaville
Married People’s Dancing Club
General Notes OF Society
Mr. Wear
Miss McCrea
Mra. Wear
Vinewood Park
Vinewood
A. H. Heath
Chicago
St. Louis
Beckley
Carbondale
W.E. Thrapp
Fred W. Pringle
T. E Ponds
W. O. Jones
Brooklyn
Mr. Ponds
Dunning
Town
Grace Weaver
Harrigan Street
Cavanaugh
la Tourette
Atlantean Club
Dr. McClintock
Cosmos Club
McGregor
Taylor Street
R. E Coudry
Pittsburg
Jamestown
Grant Sexton and Son
Washington, D. C
J. H. Dagiley
Jefferson Street
L. D. Reynolds
Kansas
F.E Dietrich
Reynolds
Rock Island
Kansas Medical Society
Carrie Morgan
Kansas City
Mans
Warren
Wiggin, Crosby & CO
W. B. Corsets
W. B. Corset
W. W. Manspeaker
Mer.co
New
Phosphi
Corena Yeast
Kansas Ave
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